seafood, meat, poultry and dairy. The exact role that taurine plays in the human body isn’t entirely clear, but it appears to support muscle function, bile salt formation, and the immune system. However, one study discovered that vegetarians often suffer from an autoimmune disorder called ...
Artichokes in the North February 9, 2021 I like to use the analogy of cooks vs. bakers when providing advice on annual artichoke culture. The fact is that artichoke culture isn’t… Continue Reading The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food ...
Its hearty flavor is a little like that of potatoes, although itís related to artichokes. Burdock Root Scrub the root with a coarse copper scouring pad, but donít peel it. Slice it razor-thin on a diagonal, oriental-style, or use the finest slicing disk of a food processor. Simmer 20...
Bring this warmth home with cut flowers, plant centerpiece displays, and mixed arrangements of succulents, gourds, leafy greens, and mosses. Add apples, artichokes, cranberries, and anything from the garden or farmer’s market to create a modern cornucopia. Fall allows no end to creative displays...
head or flower vegetables: artichokes, cabbage, cauliflower; cucumber family vegetables: pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini.Spices fall into three types: the spices themselves (pepper, ginger), spice seeds, and herbs. Spices are used sparingly to enhance food flavor and aroma. They contain essential oils...
But the golden ragworts, still small and fairly nondescript, had a harder time selling themselves. It didn’t help that their name sounded like “ragweed,” the plant everyone loves to hate, or that I repeatedly responded with an enthusiastic “Yes!” when asked: “Does it spread?” My ...
I laughed at the size of this pot when my husband brought it home years ago, but now we have several huge pots that are all used when we can. My favorites to can are fruit, especially jam. Peach jam looks like sunrise in a jar. ...
Artichokes develop deep, sturdy taproots and are a great mulch plant—both benefits to healing soil. The taproots bust through heavy soil, and a bonus to planting them is that they’re edible! Short-season annual varieties likeImperial StarorGreen Globeare quick-growing and can yield a harves...
Jerusalem Artichokes have small tubers on the roots that are delicious. It is a native plant, with a very misleading name. It is not at all related to artichokes, nor does it grow in Jerusalem. Mayapple: Large deeply cut leaves. Single large white flower under the leaves. Single yellow ...
Root cuttings are another very easy way to multiply your garden crops. Such perennial plants as comfrey, horseradish, and Jerusalem artichokes are extremely easy to multiply from root cuttings. Often, simply harvesting a mature plant and leaving the smaller roots in the soil will quickly spread th...